Mastodawn

Sad but true: If you book a journey on the Norwegian Coastal route from the #Hurtigruten company (the other company operating the route is Havila), it is significantly cheaper if you use their website in Norwegian.

I really don't understand how this can be legal. WTF, Norway, are you some banana monarchy where companies need to try to scam tourists as much as possible? But yes, I shouldn't be angry at Norway, it is the owners of Hurtigruten that are the baddies here, TDR Capital LLP, a British private equity firm.

Is there some obvious detail that I am missing?

Note: It does *not* depend on where your browser is. I tried this both after locating myself in Norway with a VPN, and from my true location in Finland.

Georg Ruß Apr 12

#hurtigruten morgens 🤗

Crucero Feb 13

Hurtigruten startet neue Fjord- und Arktisreisen

Hurtigruten baut das Angebot für 2027 und 2028 aus und präsentiert drei neue Routen entlang der norwegischen Küste. Erstmals steht eine reine Fjord-Reise auf dem Programm. Auch Winter-Kreuzfahrten unter dem Polarlicht gehören zur neuen „Limited Collection“.
Von: Ralf Lange

Weiterlesen auf https://crucero-magazin.de

#Arktis #Fjorde #Hurtigruten

https://www.crucero-magazin.de/hurtigruten-startet-neue-fjord-und-arktisreisen/110876/

Zesa Feb 12

#photography #norway #norwegen #hurtigruten #mskongharald #nature #natureLovers

Harry Kuril Jan 1

My aurora map was Number 3 in ‘The Most Popular Maps of 2025’ (from Maps.com )! Here’s what happened when I tested my mapping of ‘the best places to see the Northern Lights’.

Back in March, I wanted to plan a trip to take advantage of the peak in solar activity, which occurs roughly every 11 years. I made a map of ‘aurora score’, taking into account cloudiness, light pollution, and aurora strength (explained in my blog post: https://HKuril.com/0003 ). The map (shown in the last image) indicated that northern Norway was not the best location, as it was likely to be cloudy.

However, I’m always optimistic, so I went ahead. I booked tickets for the Hurtigruten ferry around Europe’s northernmost point (from Bodø to Kirkenes). After exploring Oslo’s lovely harbourside (image 2), including the Munch Museum (3 and 4), I flew over the fjords (5) to Bødo (6) and boarded the ship. Over the next three days, I visited Tromsø (7) and crossed above the tree line into the Arctic Circle. The ship rounded Nordkapp (8) and stopped off in snowbound villages (9) before reaching Kirkenes on the Russian border.

In the end, my own prediction was accurate. It was mostly cloudy. I did see the aurora a couple of times, but the ship was not a great viewing platform, due to bright lights on deck. Nonetheless, it was a wonderful trip.

Maps.com link: https://www.maps.com/revisit-the-most-popular-maps-of-2025/

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Cartography #Norway #Hurtigruten

Crucero Nov 20

Neue samische Spezialitäten an Bord von Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten erweitert sein kulinarisches Konzept um samische Spezialitäten. Auf mehreren Schiffen der Flotte wird ein neues Menü der kulinarischen Botschafterin Máret Rávdná Buljo eingeführt.
Von: Ralf Lange

Weiterlesen auf https://crucero-magazin.de

#Hurtigruten #Kulinarik

https://www.crucero-magazin.de/neue-samische-spezialitaeten-an-bord-von-hurtigruten/110024/

Jon Nov 18

Uff. Considering going to #Harstad fo a conference in february. From #Oslo.

Problem: I won't fly.

Everything #Vy and #Entur spits out is by night train to Trondheim, but from there on it's a nightmare. Buss for train on parts of the route, mostly bus anyway, I have to change four or five times and the highlight: being stuck for nine hours at Lødingen buss taxi stand over night in midwinter.

#Hurtigruten could be an alternative, but it's way too expensive.

#TrainTravel

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Gerald Schneider Nov 1

'Fortbewegungsmittel' #FotoVorschlag

Ohne die #Hurtigruten geht in Nordnorwegen gar nichts.

MS #Finnmarken 2016 in #Havøysund

#Norwegen #Norge

Paul Kerrien / Ꝃrien

Oct 29

Bonjour,

#PhotOctober2025
Jour 29 : route

Route maritime avec l'Hurtigruten, littéralement traduit en "la route rapide" créée à la fin du XIXe siècle quand c'était nettement plus rapide de passer par la mer que par la terre en Norvège pour transporter les gens, les marchandises, le courrier.
J'ai voyagé 7 fois (de 1999 à 2014) à bord des express côtiers et là, c'était le 18 février 2004, légèrement au nord du cercle polaire, alors que nous naviguons vers le sud et croisons le MS Lofoten, en route vers le nord, après qu'il ait franchi le cercle polaire, il y a environ 1h30… si l'horaire est respecté ;).

#photography #Norvege #Norge #hurtigruten